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04-05-2012, 02:51 PM
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Mar 2012
Posts: 11
Year: 90
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: Alister
Engine: Cummings
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Joel and Brittney
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04-05-2012, 02:58 PM
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Mar 2012
Posts: 11
Year: 90
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: Alister
Engine: Cummings
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Re: Joel and Brittney
Got all the seats out. Got the materials to move the heater from the back to the front where it would benefit us most while travelling down the road.
Anyone have any suggestions on what to fill the holes with in the floor?
I plan on using some foam insulation with some plywood on top of it for flooring.
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04-05-2012, 04:58 PM
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Skoolie
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Tarheel State
Posts: 102
Coachwork: - Still Shopping -
Chassis: - Going Medium/Large -
Engine: - DT466 Desired -
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Re: Joel and Brittney
Congrats and Neat Bus .. enjoy .. that's just about exactly the size/design I am looking for .. looking forward to watching your build-up and conversion ..
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04-05-2012, 05:21 PM
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: from: Prescott, AZ currently: Denver, CO
Posts: 469
Year: 1992
Coachwork: BlueBird
Chassis: All American RE
Engine: 8.3 Cummins
Rated Cap: 72
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Re: Joel and Brittney
Wow! Great platform.  Looking forward to more pictures.
Did I see a little grease in the background of one of those pictures? 
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Bluebird All American RE: Great White Buffalo (gone but not forgotten)
Our build thread: viewtopic.php?f=9&t=10065
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04-05-2012, 05:24 PM
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Roswell, NM
Posts: 3,588
Year: 1986
Coachwork: BlueBird
Chassis: 40 ft All American FE
Engine: 8.2LTA Fuel Pincher DD V8
Rated Cap: 89
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Re: Joel and Brittney
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Originally Posted by j12784
... Anyone have any suggestions on what to fill the holes with in the floor?...
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How I patched the holes in the floor that were left behind by the various bolts and screws. First I used a small hole saw and cut thru the rubber flooring. The pilot bit made the screw holes nice and clean. A dot of clear elastometric roof seal (Henry's brand from Home Depot) was plopped over the hole. A thin piece of metal flashing was cut with a pair of kitchen shears and pressed into the wet elastometric caulk. The clear seems to be less messy than the black. I used both kinds because I had a partial tube of the black. And it was the last tube of the black I bought.
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04-05-2012, 07:49 PM
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Whidbey Island, WA.
Posts: 1,109
Year: 1984
Coachwork: Blue Bird
Chassis: All American
Engine: 3208 na boat anchor
Rated Cap: 2
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Re: Joel and Brittney
A blob of caulking?
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04-05-2012, 11:05 PM
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Houston, Texas
Posts: 8,462
Year: 1946
Coachwork: Chevrolet/Wayne
Chassis: 1- 1/2 ton
Engine: Cummins 4BT
Rated Cap: 15
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Re: Joel and Brittney
Weld'em.
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04-05-2012, 11:10 PM
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Mar 2012
Posts: 11
Year: 90
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: Alister
Engine: Cummings
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Re: Joel and Brittney
I think a few blobs of caulk will do nicely since i'm covering the floor with some water resistant foam.
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04-05-2012, 11:11 PM
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Mini-Skoolie
Join Date: Mar 2012
Posts: 11
Year: 90
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: Alister
Engine: Cummings
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Re: Joel and Brittney
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Originally Posted by Tango
Weld'em.
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oh. how exactly would I go about welding them?
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04-05-2012, 11:27 PM
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Whidbey Island, WA.
Posts: 1,109
Year: 1984
Coachwork: Blue Bird
Chassis: All American
Engine: 3208 na boat anchor
Rated Cap: 2
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Re: Joel and Brittney
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Originally Posted by j12784
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Originally Posted by Tango
Weld'em.
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oh. how exactly would I go about welding them? |
If you got to ask, you don't want to do it. First, you have to buy a wire feed welder, then learn to use it on sheet metal. I could forsee the holes getting larger, not smaller.
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04-06-2012, 08:58 AM
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Houston, Texas
Posts: 8,462
Year: 1946
Coachwork: Chevrolet/Wayne
Chassis: 1- 1/2 ton
Engine: Cummins 4BT
Rated Cap: 15
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Re: Joel and Brittney
Bus-Bro is correct --- if you have access to a little wire fed mig welder, that's the way to go. But they are very easy to learn, use and dial in for sheet metal. I must have filled in over a hundred various sized holes in my floor with one. Sealants and goo are gonna go away over time and the larger the hole, the more likely all the work you put on top of it will be exposed to water & road grime from below. To my mind, now is the time to do it right and forget it for another 65 years (that's how old my floor is).
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04-06-2012, 09:31 AM
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Oregon/Philippines
Posts: 1,660
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Re: Joel and Brittney
or screw metal plate over after calk
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Jesus Christ... Conversion in progress.
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04-06-2012, 10:21 AM
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: ellijay ga
Posts: 560
Year: 94
Coachwork: b/b
Chassis: tc2000
Engine: 5.9
Rated Cap: 72
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Re: Joel and Brittney
oh brittney that eng u have is 3208,,,not a 3802 and that the best eng that cat makes,,, sorry about my input,,,,lol 
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